PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Thesis Keith Gale 2013Figure 6.1: Graphical overview of data streamKey:• Data type A comprises key objective and outcome information collectedfrom highways construction projects engaged through discrete methods(coloured blue) and highways construction projects engaged through aframework agreement (coloured red).• Data type B is collated from results of a questionnaire issued to participantsinvolved with the management of discrete and framework agreementprojects.• Data type C is compiled from qualitative analysis of transcripts undertakenduring detailed interviews with selected participants following thequestionnaire phase.6.3 Data type A:Data type A has been collected from a total of 164 civil engineering constructionprojects between the period May 2006 and August 2010. 60 of the 164 projectsbetween the period of May 2006 and April 2008 are procured using a discreet tenderprocess where selection is made according to standing orders of the organisation witha predominant lowest price selection criterion and a potential maximum number of52 suppliers. The balance of 104 projects examined over a period from May 2008120